Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Julia Görges in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Görges.

	Semifinals							Final
		Julia Görges	77	7
	3	Caroline Wozniacki	63	5
									Julia Görges	5	4
								5	Agnieszka Radwańska	7	6
	8	Jelena Janković	2	6	0
	5	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	2	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								LL	C Dellacqua	0	2
		J Görges	2	77	6				J Görges	6	6
		S Kuznetsova	6	62	4											J Görges	4	6	6
		D Hantuchová	1	7	77											D Hantuchová	6	3	4
	LL	P Hercog	6	5	64				D Hantuchová	7	6
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	5	2
	6	M Bartoli	4	3																			J Görges	77	7
																						3	C Wozniacki	63	5
								3	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	S Halep	6	6				Q	S Halep	2	3
		A Pavlyuchenkova	4	2											3	C Wozniacki	6	7
		M Kirilenko	6	6												A Ivanovic	3	5
		M Niculescu	3	0					M Kirilenko	2	64
		A Ivanovic	6	7					A Ivanovic	6	77
	7	F Schiavone	1	5

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	J Janković	6	6
		P Cetkovská	2	2				8	J Janković	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	3	3					F Pennetta	4	2
		F Pennetta	6	6											8	J Janković	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	5	6										4	S Stosur	4	2
	Q	P Martić	3	7	3				L Šafářová	1	77	1
								4	S Stosur	6	65	6
																						8	J Janković	2	6	0
	5	A Radwańska	6	66	7																	5	A Radwańska	6	2	6
	Q	A Wozniak	1	78	5			5	A Radwańska	7	6
	WC	F Al Nabhani	3	1				WC	S Pe'er	5	4
	WC	S Pe'er	6	6											5	A Radwańska	6	6
		D Cibulková	1r												9	S Lisicki	2	1
	Q	I Benešová	3					Q	I Benešová	3	3
								9	S Lisicki	6	6

1. Polona Hercog
2. Casey Dellacqua

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Zheng Jie	3	64
	WC	Ons Jabeur	6	77
								WC	Ons Jabeur	3	6	5
									Arantxa Rus	6	2	7
		Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	1	4
		Arantxa Rus	2	6	6
																Arantxa Rus	2	2
																Simona Halep	6	6
		Alla Kudryavtseva	0	0
		Simona Halep	6	6
									Simona Halep	6	6
								5	María José Martínez Sánchez	1	1
		Anastasiya Yakimova	4	4
	5	María José Martínez Sánchez	6	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Polona Hercog	6	2	6
	WC	Kristina Mladenovic	2	6	1
								2	Polona Hercog	6	0
									Virginie Razzano	2	0r
		Kristina Barrois	2	6	2
		Virginie Razzano	6	4	6
															2	Polona Hercog	710	64	3
																Aleksandra Wozniak	68	77	6
	WC	Sania Mirza	6	3	2
		Aleksandra Wozniak	2	6	6
									Aleksandra Wozniak	65	6	6
									Kateryna Bondarenko	77	3	1
		Kateryna Bondarenko	5	6	6
	6	Chanelle Scheepers	7	4	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Iveta Benešová	6	6
	WC	Caroline Garcia	2	3
								9	Iveta Benešová	6	6
									Eleni Daniilidou	3	2
		Elena Vesnina	4	3
		Eleni Daniilidou	6	6
															9	Iveta Benešová	6	7
																Casey Dellacqua	1	5
		Ayumi Morita	6	6
	Alt	Misaki Doi	4	3
									Ayumi Morita	0	3
									Casey Dellacqua	6	6
		Casey Dellacqua	6	1	6
	7	Klára Zakopalová	4	6	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mona Barthel	6	6
		Anne Keothavong	3	2
								4	Mona Barthel	4	77	7
									Bojana Jovanovski	6	63	5
		Bojana Jovanovski	6	7
	Alt	Kurumi Nara	4	5
															4	Mona Barthel	4	4
																Petra Martić	6	6
		Petra Martić	6	6
		Iryna Brémond	0	1
									Petra Martić	6	6
									Anastasia Rodionova	2	3
		Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
	8	Tamira Paszek	4	4

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